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Richy K. Chandler is a comics creator whose work embraces both the tactile and the digital through his Tempo Lush publishing brand. The cartoonist behind the popular Lucy the Octopus…
Superior Spider-Man #18 was just okay. I’ve been loving Dan Slott’s take on the Superior Spider-Man. While I love Peter Parker with all my heart, I thought that this drastic…
Kiss Me, Satan packs a creative punch, but starts off with more potential than substance. The werewolf mafia runs the organized crime community in New Orleans. Witches regularly find themselves…
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Greg Hellinger, a former policeman who is now haunted by visions of monsters wherever he goes, is a troubled man. His world is about to get a lot more complicated,…
A spectacularly breath-taking issue that only disappoints if you have you haven’t done your homework. We are now halfway through Jonathan Hickman’s event, Infinity, and I am still in awe over the…
Named after an extinct giant sloth, the Megatherium Club were a group of largely amateur scientists who operated in Washington in the late 1850s to the early 1860s, enticed there…
It’s almost Wednesday, and you know what that means: a fresh load of comics and graphic novels! With so many publications hitting your local comics store or digital storefront, BF…
IDW’s latest Mars Attacks crossover brings the dome-heads face-to-face with none other than Judge Dredd, in glorious camp style. Trouble, as it often is, is brewing in Mega-City One. For…
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On one side we have Judge Dredd: an American anti hero written by the finest UK creators. On the other side we have Blueberry: the stereotypical western hero created by…
Like it or loathe it, JMS’ latest tale of superhero debauchery and narrative deconstruction leaves no room for ambivalence. Flyboy is in bad shape. Doing his best to cope with…
Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez tear it all down in this penultimate issue of the critically acclaimed series Locke & Key. Trust me when I say that the story is…
Repo City State begins to take its toll on Butch. Adam Egypt Mortimer and Darick Robertson’s Ballistic #1 was one hell of a drug-fueled, action-packed, crime-soaked issue, and this week’s…
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Tiny Pencil, the artzine that celebrates all things graphite, returned this summer with a second issue focusing on all-ages fun, games and activities. This edition, subtitled Mammals, Monsters & Mars!,…
Imagined anecdotes, an ode to equine-headed amour, hallucinatory parties, and adoptive elves all feature in the latest round of minicomics from the kuš comics range… The joy of Latvian publisher…
Established in 2011 by RJ Casey and Eric Roesner, Chicago-based Yeti Press are a micropublisher I’ve given continued review coverage to in ‘Small Pressganged’ since the Broken Frontier relaunch this…
DC’s new crossover event starts here as Johns and Finch launch Villains Month with a hugely enjoyable opener. “This world is ours. And the Justice League is dead.” – Ultraman…
Peter David’s excellent run ends not with a bang or a whimper, but a tear. Unfortunately, it takes a long sigh and an eye-roll to get there. Did you know…
“Human Identity is a Very Complex Thing” – Yudori on ‘Lovers of the Empire’, Period Piece Comics, and the Importance of EscapismAugust 31, 2026
“There’s Nothing More Tedious than a Predictable Protagonist” – Roberta Gregory On Revisiting the Life of Her Classic Character in ‘Bitchy! The Exasperating Existence of Midge McCracken’August 31, 2026
“Shedding Light on the Absence of Queer Narrative is Like Laying Flowers for the Ghosts of Queer Souls” – Marina Lisa Komiya on the Themes of ‘On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides’August 31, 2026
“I Like to Try to Write from a Place of Power” – Katie Skelly on Her New Graphic Novel ‘Heaven’, the Camaraderie Between Working Women, and Taking Readers on a Narrative RideAugust 27, 2026
“Comics, Similar to Zines, Exist as a Proletariat Art Form Within Popular Consciousness” – Raquelle Jac on Her Powerful Debut Graphic Memoir ‘Bimbo Agitprop’ from FantagraphicsAugust 13, 2026
